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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (9 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...disadvantage in these estates through a holistic programme of physical, social and economic regeneration. My Department currently supports a programme of large-scale regeneration projects in Dublin, Cork and Limerick and smaller projects in Tralee, Sligo and Dundalk. These projects seek to address the causes of disadvantage in these communities through a holistic programme of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (8 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...2017 to assess the progress of roll-out, the most recent in September 2022. Currently, more than half of local authorities operate CBL. Of these, 14 implement an online system, namely Clare, Cork City, Cork County, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway City, Galway County, Kildare, Leitirm, Louth, Meath, South Dublin, Tipperary and Waterford. While several local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Meteorological Services (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...-eireanns-structure The following table provides a breakdown by grade of the number of staff serving in each location. Professional & Technical Staff Belmullet Casement Aerodrome Cork Airport Dublin Airport Glasnevin Hill Knock Airport Malin Head Shannon Airport Valentia Observatory Total ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...the delivery of water services programmes and measures undertaken by Uisce Éireann, local authorities and other agencies. My Department's ongoing engagement with all bodies concerned, including Cork City Council, takes place in this context. My Department and I have no function in relation to operational matters such as the repair of storm water pipes. 

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...s chief executive. In the period in question, final Directions have issued to the following planning authorities in connection with their development plans. Local Authority Cork City Council Cork County Council Donegal County Council (Variation 2) Dun Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in each local authority, including Cork City Council. This data is available to the end of Quarter 3 2022, and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (28 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...(QCSO). The QCSO can be contacted by email at customer.service@rtb.ie or by letter addressed to the Quality Customer Service Officer, Residential Tenancies Board, PO Box 47, Clonakilty, County Cork. Full details of the RTB’s complaints procedure is outlined in their Customer Charter and is available to download from their website at:...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (23 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Cork Harbour is one of over 100 Irish sites that are part of BirdLife International’s list of Important Bird Areas (IBA); six species were listed for Cork Harbour IBA: Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit; Bar-tailed Godwit; Curlew; Redshank; and Common Tern. Cork Harbour is also classified, by way of Statutory Instrument 391 of 2021, as a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The regeneration of social housing is a matter in the first instance for the local authority. Cork City Council have informed my Department that The Glen Regeneration project was a two phase project with both phases being delivered between the years 2003 and 2016. My Department's records show that funding of approximately €11m was provided for Phase 1 and funding of approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The regeneration of social housing is a matter in the first instance for the local authority. Cork City Council has informed my Department that it is at the early stages of examining the Tarry Path area in Mayfield with a view to development of a regeneration solution to vacant and derelict areas. As this review is at early preliminary appraisal stage, no submission has yet been made to my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...population growth happening in the Eastern and Midlands Region. This is counter-balanced by examples of counties that have under-performed in comparison to NPF projections for 2022, in particular Cork, Limerick and Galway. While these NPF projections and the preliminary returns do indicate that the overall national population figures that are accurate, it is important to also...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Arts Centres (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Cork Events Centre was included as a commitment under Project Ireland 2040. This underlines the Government’s objectives for urban regeneration, enhanced amenity and heritage, associated quality of life standards, balanced regional development, and the regeneration and development of Cork City Centre. It was agreed by Government in the context of Budget 2020 that responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...,413.73 3,152,133.69 Cavan County Council 905,255.00 1,214,507.00 Clare County Council 3,282,173.46 3,466,404.74 Cork City Council 6,251,245.21 5,421,030.93 Cork County Council 13,799,817.48 12,402,675.21 Donegal County Council 315,244.71 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...2022, First Home DAC confirmed that applications had been received from 23 counties, with 750 applications approved and 335 contracts issued. Of these approvals, Kildare had 27%, Dublin 26%, Cork (City and County) 15%, Meath 8%, Wicklow 7%, and 17% for other counties. The Scheme confirmed that the average price of supported purchases was €370,000, and that an average of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...30 5 67 Cavan 11 2 0 6 4 23 Clare 38 13 16 20 0 87 Cork City 41 27 43 112 33 256 Cork County 0 15 18 12 2 47 DLR 1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...xa0; Recommended to Approve  Carlow County Council 38 16 Cavan County Council 20 9 Clare County Council 40 19 Cork City Council 130 43 Cork County Council 228 77 Donegal County Council 21 10 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...lower but apartment development costs remain similar, is a challenge. The scheme therefore provides that this maximum funding can be exceeded, by no more than 20%, where a calculated viability gap exceeds €120,000 in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of interest process under Project Tosaigh seeking proposals from the homebuilding sector for the forward purchase of unbuilt residential units with a particular focus on activating apartment developments in Dublin and Cork that have not yet commenced. Work is underway in assessing proposals submitted.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...delivery from 2022 to 2026. I have set individual five-year Housing delivery targets for local authorities. 18 local authorities with a strong and identified affordable housing need, including both Cork City and Cork County Councils, were also set affordable housing delivery targets and asked to include their planned affordable housing delivery in their Housing Delivery Action Plans. These...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...social housing targets to each local authority for the period 2022-2026 and in March 2022 I issued local authority targets for affordable purchase and cost-rental. In 2021, 43 new build social homes were delivered in Cork City and 391 in Cork County. In 2022, data is available to the end of Quarter 3. In this period, 132 new build social homes were delivered in Cork City Council and...